Monthly Archive: July 2011

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The Courageous Pen   ·   July 22, 2011

BC Writes: Before entering the Caritas program, my life had become unmanageable and I had begun a downward spiral into what I perceived as my own personal hell.  I felt as if my soul had died and I was lost trying to find myself in a thick everlasting fog.  I have only just started to [...]

Courage

The Courageous Pen   ·   July 14, 2011

Denis writes: Today I am writing about how much courage it took for me to come into this program, especially at my age, being in my late 50’s.  When I first heard about this program being two-years, I couldn’t believe it!  I was very reluctant to come into the program, but I had no choice [...]

Far Beyond Driven

The Courageous Pen   ·   July 7, 2011

Maximus writes: As a child my mother would tell me “Sometimes you have to go through hell if you want to get to heaven.” Back then I really didn’t understand what this meant.  But now that I have been through my hell, I am starting to see the light at the end of my tunnel.  [...]